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and, although I'm aware of the awful personal tragedies that last week's storm produced for some people, I just have to tell you that I have greatly enjoyed sawing and chopping branches off a very old apple tree that has been blown over at the bottom of my garden. I am pleased with myself that...

Something has been puzzling me since I downloaded this month's wallpaper from the ordnance survey site. They have landscape scenes from around Britain and November's is apparently Inverpolly Forest. But there aren't any trees!! Cartographers do not spring to mind as the best examples of the...

I'm looking forward to a new eight part documentary on British trees starting this Friday at 7.30 pm till 8.00 pm on BBC2. I must remember to watch, the first is on yew, next week its oak trees. The Trees That Made Britain

I have a copy of this (mint condition) American magazine that I'd be happy to swap for a Bushcraft - The Magazine (Summer - Issue 2). http://www.blademag.com/

I wonder if this series will have any useful tips: 10:00pm - 11:00pm Sky Three...

I'm sure you'll all know what this is ... but I can't find it in my references to wild greens. It looks a bit like flatleaf parsley but I didn't taste it because I couldn't identify it. Can you?

I've just spent the last couple of days on my own on Dartmoor, prior to visiting the Exeter Knife Show. All in all a glorious time was had: the weather was brilliant, the scenery was invigorating and solitude was welcome; the food was quite good too. Dartmoor has great lumps of basalt dumped...

I'll be camping this weekend and I fancy doing some experiments. I've not made bannock before but, although there are great variations in the recipes I've found on the web, the basis seems to be: 1 cup (4 oz, 110g) plain flour 1 tsp (5g) baking powder 1 tsp (5g) salt 1 tbsp (15g) lard mixed...

Is there any news on the rss capability? I note that neither BCUK nor BB have it available yet. Must be more complicated from the admin side than other features but it would be really useful for me.

rather inadvertently. Having had my chicken stock on for nearly four hours I strained it through a sieve and chucked away the bones and veg. I let the stock cool and then strained it through some muslin and poured it into three 1/3rd ltr containers ready to freeze. I cleared up, putting pans...

In the gallery user profile there is a "last photo uploaded" which is not correct. Mine is currently showing one that I upoaded in November last year and I've uploaded a couple more since then. Also in the Photo Notifications section the "manage photos" option does not appear to be working...

Just received from Justin Gingrich (Ranger Knives) ordered 23rd Dec 2005 received 23rd Jan 2006, parcel force didn't get their grubby mitts on it Overall Length: 10 inches Handle and exposed blade both 5 inches Steel: ATS-34 Scales: Desert Ironwood sleeping ... and awake It shaved my...

This doesn't appear to be working although the FAQ gives an address for it. Does anyone know anything about this. I'm using FreeReader 2.90 if that helps. Oops, I mean "FeedReader" but it is free anyway.

I have just discovered and started using the Ordinance Survey wallpaper as my desktop background. There is one per month and it has a fairly unobtrusive calendar at bottom right of picture. The pictures are gorgeous landscape and rural scenes. If you'd like a look you can find them here...

I bought my current sleeping bag in my early twenties when I had a slim sylphlike body. Having just discovered the pleasures of bushcrafting I find that at 48 years of age and with 100 kg of blubber I may need some updated sleeping kit. When I used the sleeping bag in August I had to leave the...

Grand Designs Revisited 9:00pm - 10:00pmChannel 42/7 - Sussex Kevin McCloud presents the series which follows Britain's most ambitious house-building projects. He returns to Sussex to see how Ben Law's handcrafted, self-sufficient woodsman's cottage has progressed. Over the last 18 months, the...

Having made a couple of spoons myself my ten year old daughter now pleads with me to let her have a go. I have cut myself a couple of (dozen) times (not while carving actually) and I can't bear the thought of her cutting herself. Am I being overcautious, over controlling or simply sensible...

when I go into UserCP to the edit avatar selection the default avatars are not displayed. they are just white bixes with red crosses in them. I presume this is due to access permissions on the community/images/avatars directory ... or is it just me?

Is it possible to link to an image in the gallery from within a posting?

I live near Bournemouth and Poole. Does anybody know of any leather suppliers in Dorset or within easy reach? I'd like to make a belt pouch (possibly :-) and a neck sheath. I've had a look with Google but not had much luck but I guess traditional industries like tannery don't necessarily mix...